To act /tʊ ækt/ puede significar “actuar”, “tomar medidas” o “comportarse”. El significado exacto depende del contexto y de las palabras que acompañan al verbo.
Este verbo se usa de varias maneras comunes:
- Act in a movie or play — actuar en una película u obra de teatro.
- She acts in movies. — “Ella actúa en películas.”
- Act now — actuar o tomar medidas ahora.
- We need to act quickly. — “Necesitamos actuar rápidamente.”
- Act like... — comportarse como...
- He acts like a child. — “Él se comporta como un niño.”
La estructura act as + persona o función significa trabajar o funcionar como algo: "She acted as our guide" (Ella actuó como nuestra guía). La estructura act like + persona o cosa describe un comportamiento:
- Don't act like a child. — “No te comportes como un niño.”
Act y perform pueden relacionarse con una presentación, pero no siempre significan lo mismo. Act suele referirse a representar un personaje. Perform es más amplio y también puede usarse para cantar, bailar, tocar música o realizar una tarea.
Act es un verbo regular: act → acted → acted. Como el verbo termina con el sonido /t/, la terminación -ed se pronuncia /ɪd/. Por eso, acted tiene dos sílabas y se pronuncia /ˈæk.tɪd/.
La forma de tercera persona acts se pronuncia /ækts/, con el grupo final /kts/. El gerundio acting se pronuncia /ˈæk.tɪŋ/.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I act | We act |
| 2ª | You act | You act |
| 3ª | He/She/It acts | They act |
Act: /ækt/, acts: /ækts/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I acted | We acted |
| 2ª | You acted | You acted |
| 3ª | He/She/It acted | They acted |
Acted: /ˈæk.tɪd/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will act | We will act |
| 2ª | You will act | You will act |
| 3ª | He/She/It will act | They will act |
Will act: /wɪl ækt/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am acting | We are acting |
| 2ª | You are acting | You are acting |
| 3ª | He/She/It is acting | They are acting |
Acting: /ˈæk.tɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was acting | We were acting |
| 2ª | You were acting | You were acting |
| 3ª | He/She/It was acting | They were acting |
Was acting: /wəz ˈæk.tɪŋ/, Were acting: /wɜr ˈæk.tɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be acting | We will be acting |
| 2ª | You will be acting | You will be acting |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be acting | They will be acting |
Will be acting: /wɪl bi ˈæk.tɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have acted | We have acted |
| 2ª | You have acted | You have acted |
| 3ª | He/She/It has acted | They have acted |
Have acted: /hæv ˈæk.tɪd/, Has acted: /hæz ˈæk.tɪd/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had acted | We had acted |
| 2ª | You had acted | You had acted |
| 3ª | He/She/It had acted | They had acted |
Had acted: /hæd ˈæk.tɪd/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have acted | We will have acted |
| 2ª | You will have acted | You will have acted |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have acted | They will have acted |
Will have acted: /wɪl hæv ˈæk.tɪd/
